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tears with hers, had not Otoo come and taken me 

 from her. I, with some difficulty, prevailed on him to 

 let me see her again, when I gave her an axe and 

 some other things. Captain Furneaux, who was 

 with me, presented the king with two fine goats, 

 male and female, which, if taken care of, or rather 

 if no care at all is taken of them, will no doubt mul- 

 tiply. After a short stay we took leave and returned 

 on board. 



Very early in the morning on the 8th, I sent Mr. 

 Pickersgill, with the cutter, as far as Ottahourou, to 

 endeavour to procure hogs. A little after sun-rise, 

 I had another visit from Otoo, who brought me 

 more cloth, a pig, and some fruit. His sister, who 

 was with him, and some of his attendants, came on 

 board ; but he and others went to the Adventure, 

 with the like present to Captain Furneaux. It was 

 not long before he returned with Captain Furneaux 

 on board the Resolution, when I made him a hand- 

 some return for the present he had brought me, and 

 dressed his sister out in the best manner I could. 

 She, the king's brother, and one or two more, were 

 covered before him to-day. When Otoo came into 

 the cabin, Ereti and some of his friends were sitting 

 there. The moment they saw the king enter, they 

 stripped themselves in great haste, being covered 

 before. Seeing I took notice of it, they said Earee, 

 Earee ; giving me to understand that it was on ac- 

 count of Otoo being present. This was all the re- 

 spect they paid him ; for they never rose from their 

 seats, nor made him any other obeisance. When the 

 king thought proper to depart, I carried him again 

 toOparree in my boat; where I entertained him, and 

 his people, with the bag-pipes (of which music they 

 are very fond), and dancing by the seamen. He, in 

 return, ordered some of his people to dance also, 

 which consisted chiefly of contortions. There were, 

 however, some who could imitate the seamen to- 

 lerably well, both in country-dances and hornpipes. 



